The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-12-22
THE WINDS FURY.
A Destructive Cyclone Visits the In
dian Territory.
The Work of Rum Instantaneous an
Complete.
Newt Vorce, the Mountain Terror
Tracked TO a Dagout,
Where He Is Holding a SherifPs Posse
at Bay.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, Dec. ia spe-
cial from Cove, Polk county, reports
that destructive cyclone visited Arm
strong Academy, Indian Territory,
Ft. Washita and Green, at an early
hour Saturday, causing great destruc-
ton to property and loss of life. The
following are the casualties SO far as
known:
French Adams, U. S. A, washita,
killed.
A. b. Lincoln, Washita, killed.
Jack Henderson, Green, killed.
Heter Reson, Green, killed.
Two children, unknown, killed.
VIM. Covington, Armstrong Acade-
my, both legs broken.
Henry Wait, Washita, arm and leg
broken.
Mrs. Wait, Washita, arm broken.
A terrific rumbling sound was heard
about O'Clock in the morning. 1t
startled the settlers from their sleep to
awake them to the horror of impending
death. A heavy black cloud, funnel
shaped, was seen in the distance and
rapidly approaching. When about a
mile north of Fort Washita it struck
the ground, and from this point south
for miles the work of ruin was con-
tinued. The cyclone travelled at the
rate of a mile minute. In an instant
from the time it struck the earth half
the houses in Fort WaShita were in
ruins. Light houses and dwellings
were picked up and made into kindling
wood by the fury of the wind. Arm
strong Academy was not greatly in
jured, but ranches in the neighborhood
suffered greatly. At Green, a little
hamlet six miles south of Armstrong,
the damage was very heavy and many
persons injured. Seventeen houses
and general store were carried away
bodily, while horses and cattle within
the territory covered by the storm
King, were killed or MANNED. The
damage at this time cannot, of course,
be estimated, as the full extent of the
storm is not known. The two children
killed at Green were carried about
sixty yards by the wind and dashed to
the ground, mangled so as to be almost
unacceptable. Many cattle anC
other stock were also killed by light
ming. The storm only lasted about
six minutes at any one point.
VORCE AT BAY.
DENVER, Dec. 19.-NeWt Vorce has
been tracked to dugout on the Robin
son ranch, about twelve miles from
Deer Trial, where he is still holding
the men at bay who are attempting his
arrest. Another man has lost his life,
making two killed and one wounded
since the first effort was made to arrest
Vorce, and the desperate is not yet cap
| tured. A sheep herder, whose name is
not known, was in the dugout with
Vorce and has been shot and killed by
the guards. The sheep herder, about
dawn, left the dugout wearing
Vorce's hat, and when about
| fifty feet from the dugout a
voIiey was fired at him the supposition
| being that he was Vorce. He fell, but
for some time the men were afraid to
go after the body, as VOrce could easily
reach them with his rife. Yesterday
Under Sheriff Chivington, with mum
Der of deputies, left for Deer Trail on
a special train, where he swore in other
deputies, and left for Vorce's hiding
place with two wagon loads of men, al
heavily armed. Vorce is said to have
| plenty of food and water in his dugOut
| and five horses, one of them being q
| racer.
ARRESTED FOR NUMBERING HIS WIFE
NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-Robert Mont
gomery, formerly an actor in Mrs. D.
P. Bowers company, was arrested this
| morning on suspicion of having muir
dered his wife in their apartments, at
OBS West Twenty-ifth street. The
body of the young woman. she was q
years old, was found this morning in 8
kyard at the rear of the dwelling, only
half dressed. There was a wound from
a thirty-twO caliber pistol in the left
breast, and as there was little blood to
be seen it was evident that death haC
been almost instantaneous. Mont
gomery is 35 years old. At the station
house the prisoner said that they haC
| quarrelled last night about a ring that
Mrs. Montgomery had pawned. Ht
left the house in anger. After drink
ing good deal he returned and knew
nothing of his wife's death until ar
rested.
| Att AGAIN.
| WINCHESTER, KY, Dec. ia feuG
between the Adams and Caswell fac
lions has broken out again. Last Sun
church services, Frank Adams wa.
killed by one of the Caswells. Since
then Frank Haston, James 1unsford
James Townsend, Tom Jackson anC
two others, names unknown, have beer
killed, while many others have beer
wounded and several houses have beer
burned.
STEAMER WRECKED.
| CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Dec. H.
The steamer A. G. Henry was com
pletely wrecked at Gillespie, twenty
nV0 mIloS IIOu HoIo. 4Hc oGcdLhc!
struck at Biglow in the river, and wa!
split from stem to stern. There wer'
twenty-five people on board. All wert
saved, the cargo was a complete loss
The value is large but not known.
AN ABSCONDER IN THE TOLLS.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Dec. 1.-THE
young man arrested at Springfield, Ill.
Yesterday as William Clark is withou
doubt John H. Weber, the em
bezzling express messenger o
the Northern Pacific Express Company
November Z. The amount which b.
had stolen was then announced a
Sc. OOO Since then it has been learnet
that his thefts amounted to S3S .671 IL
: 1t is said that Weber was accompan
led by a young woman known as CARR
J Dudley. He lived fast life, and stol
{ the money to meet his expenditures.
A TERRIBLE. EXPLOSION.
{ WEsTCHEsrER.P Pa. Dec. 1.-THE dea
/ county court, was found this mornin
3 in the ruins of the Edison's Electri
9 Company's works, the scene of yesteI
o days boiler explosion. Edward Sch
4 field, laborer, who was taken frol
= the ruin last, died this morning frol
his injuries. This makes seven deat1
from the explosion. Five others wei
| severely lnJuTSu. Out Will all recover.
SLAUGHTERED THE WHOLE FAMILY.
Troy, n. Y, Dec. 19.-P. T. era
4 dali, formerly lawyer and real esta
broker in Troy, to-day shot his Wit
: mother-in-law. Mrs. S. s. Stone, b
step daughter, Julia Bulky. and hiI
: self, at their home in Ballston. All a
dead but his wife, and she is dyin
He had a controversy with his wi
over money matters. His wife was &
divorced wife CT Crandall's form
legal assistant. Crsndan was once
= candidate for sheriff in Washingt
0f county, and was defeats He was {
b travagant in his habits. His wife b
IN money. and the quarrel was over
control. Mrs. Crandal had refused
90 touch any of her fathers property
t. long as her mother was alive, and &
rs determination caused frequent trout
s; between herself and husband. NJ
8; Crandall was q widow with one chi
n, Julia Bulky. When she met Grand
&c q couple of years ago, he represent
q. himself as being worth 80, @